Elusive 1965 Ideal Kermit Puppet on eBay

[Phillip]

This auction will be of great interest to many. The Ideal Kermit doesn't come around that often...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-IDEAL-...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23085eae6b

 

[zns]

The last time I saw it on ebay, the seller put it at a reserve price of $1,000. Let's see how much this one goes for. Here's hoping that the lucky winner ends up happy too.

 

[Dearth]

I only very recently learned of the existence of the Ideal puppets... when I saw the commercial playing at the Jim Henson's Fantastic World traveling Smithsonian exhibition, in fact.

I don't care too much for Kermit's red torso, and the Rowlf pales in comparison to the Fisher-Price version... but I am intrigued enough at the odd decision to market a Snerf to think that one would be a fun investment.

Dearth

 

[Kermieuk]

Its amazing that a company nearly 50 years ago managed to capture a better likeness of Kermit than some of the newer Disney and Steiff plushes!

Would love to own him, but bit too pricey, and he's not boxed!

Great item.

Chris

 

[dmoss]

Philip, do you already have an ideal Kermit? (I don't know why I felt compelled to ask that...)

 

[JJandJanice]

Wow that puppet went for 600 bucks, that's something.